The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800 (Volume XV only, 1781-1785)

Royal Society (Great Britain); Charles Hutton; George Shaw; Richard Pearson

C. & R. Baldwin, 1809

v. 15. 1781-1785 Quarto, 27 cm.  Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Rebacked, with modern leather spine, original boards conserved.  Pages generally clean and unmarked.  9 plates at end.  Final plate has offsetting.  Royal Meteorological Society book plate. 

This is v.15, of a 18 volume set where the Royal Society reprinted the first 150 years of their publications. This volume includes Volta's article "On very weak Electricity;" as well as Priestly's article, "On Phlogiston, Air, and Water."  Numerous other articles include physiology, Mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, optics, meteorology, geologist, etc.